Question 1

What steps did England take to establish greater control over her North American colonies? Why were these steps not always successful?

Accepted Answer

England took several steps to establish

Question 2

Why did slavery emerge as a major labor source in the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

Slavery emerged as a major labor source

Question 3

By 1670,political representation for colonists in Virginia

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A) saw elections take place every two years. 
B) was open to all white men over the age of twenty-one. 
C) had grown more restrictive. 
D) favored western counties over eastern counties. 
E) expanded to include landholding black men. 
A) saw elections take place every two years. 
B) was open to all white men over the age of twenty-one. 
C) had grown more restrictive. 
D) favored western counties over eastern counties. 
E) expanded to include landholding black men.

Question 4

The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT

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A) the rapid wearing out of the soil. 
B) the search for new sources of labor. 
C) rising prosperity for the colony. 
D) improved relations with the local Indians. 
E) the expansion of European settlement into the interior. 
A) the rapid wearing out of the soil. 
B) the search for new sources of labor. 
C) rising prosperity for the colony. 
D) improved relations with the local Indians. 
E) the expansion of European settlement into the interior.

Question 5

The New Jersey colony developed no significant class of large landowners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1620,the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North America

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A) intended to settle at Cape Cod. 
B) came over the objections of the Virginia colony. 
C) were seeking to escape military service in England. 
D) were Christian missionaries. 
E) enjoyed a particularly mild winter in their first year. 
A) intended to settle at Cape Cod. 
B) came over the objections of the Virginia colony. 
C) were seeking to escape military service in England. 
D) were Christian missionaries. 
E) enjoyed a particularly mild winter in their first year.

Question 7

Warfare between Englishmen and Powhatan Indians in Virginia

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A) continued without interruption until the early eighteenth century. 
B) was first triggered by the kidnapping of Pocahontas. 
C) was primarily a result of religious tensions between natives and settlers. 
D) was uncommon until the early eighteenth century. 
E) included an Indian attack on Jamestown that killed hundreds of colonists. 
A) continued without interruption until the early eighteenth century. 
B) was first triggered by the kidnapping of Pocahontas. 
C) was primarily a result of religious tensions between natives and settlers. 
D) was uncommon until the early eighteenth century. 
E) included an Indian attack on Jamestown that killed hundreds of colonists.

Question 8

By 1700,the Spanish colonies north of Mexico

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A) had attracted considerable interest from the Spanish government. 
B) were being developed through a string of Catholic missions. 
C) added little economic value to the Spanish Empire. 
D) contained more than one million Spanish citizens. 
E) included the largest Spanish city in the Americas. 
A) had attracted considerable interest from the Spanish government. 
B) were being developed through a string of Catholic missions. 
C) added little economic value to the Spanish Empire. 
D) contained more than one million Spanish citizens. 
E) included the largest Spanish city in the Americas.

Question 9

Charles II's brother,the duke of York,became King ________.

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Question 10

Georgia was founded

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A) to provide a refuge for Catholics. 
B) to create a military barrier against the Spanish. 
C) to quickly make money for its investors. 
D) by Quaker missionaries. 
E) as a haven for religious dissenters. 
A) to provide a refuge for Catholics. 
B) to create a military barrier against the Spanish. 
C) to quickly make money for its investors. 
D) by Quaker missionaries. 
E) as a haven for religious dissenters.

Question 11

The tobacco culture of Virginia created great pressure for territorial expansion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?

Accepted Answer

A) It was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria. 
B) It was inland so as to offer security from natives. 
C) It bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes. 
D) It was surrounded by thick woods. 
E) It was inaccessible by ship. 
A) It was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria. 
B) It was inland so as to offer security from natives. 
C) It bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes. 
D) It was surrounded by thick woods. 
E) It was inaccessible by ship.

Question 13

California was first colonized by Spain,which used local Indians as its main source of labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which people,Europeans or Indians,enjoyed greater benefit from the fifteenth and sixteenth century exchange of technology of weaponry and agriculture?

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Question 15

The conflict between tidewater Virginia and a rising elite to its west was called ________.

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Question 16

William Penn

Accepted Answer

A) was a man of great wealth who converted to Quakerism. 
B) established a moderately successful but never cosmopolitan colony. 
C) suppressed the local Indians in Pennsylvania with a strong military presence. 
D) never visited Pennsylvania. 
E) used unscrupulous and deceptive advertising to attract settlers. 
A) was a man of great wealth who converted to Quakerism. 
B) established a moderately successful but never cosmopolitan colony. 
C) suppressed the local Indians in Pennsylvania with a strong military presence. 
D) never visited Pennsylvania. 
E) used unscrupulous and deceptive advertising to attract settlers.

Question 17

The first English colony to establish the principle of religious toleration was ________.

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Question 18

The Fundamental Constitution for Carolina

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A) sought to create a society of general equality among Englishmen. 
B) was influenced by the English philosopher John Locke. 
C) initially did not include slavery. 
D) made no provisions for a colonial parliament. 
E) All these answers are correct. 
A) sought to create a society of general equality among Englishmen. 
B) was influenced by the English philosopher John Locke. 
C) initially did not include slavery. 
D) made no provisions for a colonial parliament. 
E) All these answers are correct.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about Roger Williams is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) He was a confirmed Separatist. 
B) He argued that the colony should abandon the Church of England. 
C) He said the land occupied by the colonists belonged to the natives. 
D) He escaped Massachusetts before the colonial government could deport him. 
E) He advocated the principle of plural marriage. 
A) He was a confirmed Separatist. 
B) He argued that the colony should abandon the Church of England. 
C) He said the land occupied by the colonists belonged to the natives. 
D) He escaped Massachusetts before the colonial government could deport him. 
E) He advocated the principle of plural marriage.

Question 20

The English colonial settlements in the Caribbean

Accepted Answer

A) concluded it was cheaper to buy new African slaves than to protect those they owned. 
B) developed their settlements along the same lines as in the Chesapeake. 
C) developed significant economic success through the production of tobacco. 
D) had a smaller percentage of slaves than in the North American colonies. 
E) were forced to deal with larger native populations than those on the mainland. 
A) concluded it was cheaper to buy new African slaves than to protect those they owned. 
B) developed their settlements along the same lines as in the Chesapeake. 
C) developed significant economic success through the production of tobacco. 
D) had a smaller percentage of slaves than in the North American colonies. 
E) were forced to deal with larger native populations than those on the mainland.

Exam 2: Transplantations and Borderlands

What steps did England take to establish greater control over her North American colonies? Why were these steps not always successful?

Why did slavery emerge as a major labor source in the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century?

By 1670,political representation for colonists in Virginia

The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT

The New Jersey colony developed no significant class of large landowners.

In 1620,the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North America

Warfare between Englishmen and Powhatan Indians in Virginia

By 1700,the Spanish colonies north of Mexico

Charles II's brother,the duke of York,became King ________.

Georgia was founded

The tobacco culture of Virginia created great pressure for territorial expansion.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?

California was first colonized by Spain,which used local Indians as its main source of labor.

Which people,Europeans or Indians,enjoyed greater benefit from the fifteenth and sixteenth century exchange of technology of weaponry and agriculture?

The conflict between tidewater Virginia and a rising elite to its west was called ________.

William Penn

The first English colony to establish the principle of religious toleration was ________.

The Fundamental Constitution for Carolina

Which of the following statements about Roger Williams is FALSE?

The English colonial settlements in the Caribbean

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